The Exiled Martyr
Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2013 | SELF
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Woah there! This is a new band that needs to be heard! The Exiled Martyr are the real deal, bringing extreme levels of talent along with exceptional compositional abilities to the table. Stylistically, they merge a number of sounds, all while bringing their own touch into the mix. For the sake of simplicity, we’ll just say that they bring together an excellent merge of Progressive Metal and Melodic Death Metal. But, in reality, that’s just scratching the surface of what this band has to offer. The Exiled Martyr easily has the chops to stand alongside contemporaries like The Black Dahlia Murder and Veil of Maya just to put things into perspective.
Formed back in 2013 and following up a demo released at the turn of this year, The Exiled Martyr just released their debut full-length album this month! Going by the name of “Stagnant Waters Breed Life”, the experience consists of 8 heavy hitting tracks ready to cause upheaval wherever they’re heard. One can only imagine the live experience following such a bold sound. As mentioned, the talent level is through the roof so it’s safe to expect large amounts of shred and impressive musical wizardry.
After giving “Stagnant Waters Breed Life” a listen, we knew it was meant to be. So we got in contact with The Exiled Martyr which brings us here today! The entirety of this album is now live and streaming over on YouTube for your listening pleasure! Go ahead and press that “play” button just below and show these musicians some love and support! Their music is currently available over on Bandcamp! - Mike Stahl
There's something breathing in the Arizonan desert, it's enraged with fury and inflamed by the streets of down-town Phoenix and it's ready to slay your soul, it simply has to be The Exiled Martyr. Here is a quintet with enough sensationalism in their music to cause a major blackout, by bolting together the flattering technicality of Progressive Metal with the monstrosity that embodies the Melodic Death / Metalcore crossover genre, the result is a magical masterpiece. 'Stagnant Waters Breed Life' is this band's debut album and it's one tight motherf*cker, deploying a mixture of clean, djent and melodic riffs at regular intervals in-between the drumming chaos and vocal assault, The Exiled Martyr have enough potential to gain considerable attention across the United States. - Rhys Stevenson
Discography
Stagnant Waters Breed Life (Album) August 6th 2016
The Exiled Martyr (EP) January 1st 2016)
Hypnophobia (Single) April 1st 2014
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Straight out of the American Southwest hails the soul crushing melodic death metal machine known as The Exiled Martyr. Designed and forged in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, this melodic madness has been going 4 years strong. “For the sake of simplicity, we’ll just say that they bring together an excellent merge of Progressive Metal and Melodic Death Metal. But, in reality, that’s just scratching the surface of what this band has to offer. The Exiled Martyr easily has the chops to stand alongside contemporaries like The Black Dahlia Murder and Veil of Maya just to put things into perspective.” – Mike Stahl (The Circle Pit)
After the release of “Stagnant Waters Breed Life” followed by a slew of amazing shows that showcase the debut album, TEM now shifts its focus beyond the AZ borders with plans for more out-of-state shows, tour preparations, as well as new music to present in the latter half of 2017.
TEM is comprised of Dajean Bell (Guitar), Alex Prince (Guitar), Oscar Coralles (Bass Guitar), Aaron Hale (Drums) and Anthony Esposito (Vocals). Established in March of 2013, the instrument section all met in college and after one jam session wrote their first song, after which they moved forward to create a fully functioning band. Victor Cabrera was then recruited as the vocalist who was featured on The Exiled Martyr EP and Stagnant Waters Breed Life. Victor left the band soon after the production of SWBL in which Anthony Esposito (Ex- Alterra and Hounds of Tindalos) stepped in to fill in vocal duties. Soon after playing a few shows, he was selected as the permanent vocalist. Over the years, TEM has shared the stage with acts such as: Fleshgod Apocolypse, Septicflesh, Fit for an Autopsy, Aborted, Archspire, Black Crown Initiate, Arsis, Psycroptic and Cattle Decapitation just to name a few. The band's music can be streamed/purchased through Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes. All of their upcoming events and information can be found through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
“There's something breathing in the Arizonan desert, it's enraged with fury and inflamed by the streets of down-town Phoenix and it's ready to slay your soul, it simply has to be The Exiled Martyr. Here is a quintet with enough sensationalism in their music to cause a major blackout.” –Rhys Stevenson (Global Metal Apocolypse) TEM is making waves through the scene and has no intention on stopping.
Email: theexiledmartyr@gmail.com
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